1. five note cards on assigned Anglo-Saxon topic (two sources max.)
2. source card(s) - MLA format (if using Wikipedia, you must use one additional source)
3. two visuals on a Keynote (with citations for the visuals)
4. three minute informal presentation to small group
PROJECT CHOICES
Each member of the group will choose one topic from the options listed below.
1. Anglo-Saxon Government: Aethelbert; Alfred the Great; Edward the Confessor; Harold; Offa; Danelaw
6. Anglo-Saxon art and culture: illuminated manuscripts; Lindisfarne Gospels; Anglo-Saxon Chronicle; Venerable Bede; History of the English Church and People; Caedmon; Cynewulf; runes; Golden Age of Northumbria
8. History: Hengist and Horsa 441, 449; Celts; Romans; Angles, Saxons, Jutes; Vikings; Danes; William the Conqueror; Battle of Hastings; Norman Conquest
9. Monsters: drauqr; ketta; trolls; giants and elves of Norse myth; goblins; ogres; dragons
POSSIBLE RESOURCES:
*Note - remember to look for reliable sources - .org and .edu are better; look at the organization or the credentials of the person maintaining the site
*Also, you may use Wikipedia as a starting place, but you may not use it as a cited source. Wikipedia Anglo-Saxon history BBC Anglo-Saxon history ORB The Anglo-Saxons Sutton Hoo
NOTE CARDS:
You will take notes on the information that you find in online or in the library. You will take your notes on 3 x 5 note cards. Each person should complete five (5) note cards, using one to two sources. Cite your sources on two separate note cards. See the link for information on how to complete these cards.
1. five note cards on assigned Anglo-Saxon topic (two sources max.)
2. source card(s) - MLA format (if using Wikipedia, you must use one additional source)
3. two visuals on a Keynote (with citations for the visuals)
4. three minute informal presentation to small group
PROJECT CHOICES
Each member of the group will choose one topic from the options listed below.
1. Anglo-Saxon Government: Aethelbert; Alfred the Great; Edward the Confessor; Harold; Offa; Danelaw
2. Anglo-Saxon Warriors and Weapons: thane; feud; wergild; sword; scramasax; spear; shield; helmet; armor
3. The Anglo-Saxon archeological site: Sutton Hoo
4. Anglo-Saxon Society: Earl; coerl; gebur; cotsetla; the status of women
5. Anglo-Saxon entertainment: scop, gleeman, mead, mead-hall
6. Anglo-Saxon art and culture: illuminated manuscripts; Lindisfarne Gospels; Anglo-Saxon Chronicle; Venerable Bede; History of the English Church and People; Caedmon; Cynewulf; runes; Golden Age of Northumbria
7. Religion: pagan gods: Woden, Tiw, Thunor, Frig; Wyrd; Christianity; Augustine; Paulinus; King Edwin
8. History: Hengist and Horsa 441, 449; Celts; Romans; Angles, Saxons, Jutes; Vikings; Danes; William the Conqueror; Battle of Hastings; Norman Conquest
9. Monsters: drauqr; ketta; trolls; giants and elves of Norse myth; goblins; ogres; dragons
POSSIBLE RESOURCES:
*Note - remember to look for reliable sources - .org and .edu are better; look at the organization or the credentials of the person maintaining the site
*Also, you may use Wikipedia as a starting place, but you may not use it as a cited source.
Wikipedia
Anglo-Saxon history
BBC Anglo-Saxon history
ORB The Anglo-Saxons
Sutton Hoo
NOTE CARDS:
You will take notes on the information that you find in online or in the library. You will take your notes on 3 x 5 note cards. Each person should complete five (5) note cards, using one to two sources. Cite your sources on two separate note cards. See the link for information on how to complete these cards.
Information on note cards:
How to create note cards
How to use MLA format
Evaluating sources